The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-30

their people to make close study OF |
Shakespeare. In Chicago this proved TO |
be very great success, as never before |
had such an intelligent body OF supers and |
ballet appeared, the mob scene III JULIUS |
C@sar' being remarkably well done.
Crcston Clarke is the latest and newest
melancholy Dane. He il the son OF Johh
,. Clarke, u nephew OF Edwin Booth and
grandson OF Junius Brutus Booth
Celia Fills, who played the Princess IN
arabian Nights" severed her connection
with the company on account oil the iaii-
ure of her voice. She will be married III
November.
There is no truth in the report that
Mary Anderson will Join the Booth Barrett
combination next year, AZ the American
actress is under contract to tour under
Henry l.. Abbey's direction in lSSS-So
Mrs. Bernard Beere is coming to this
country to show the Americans how 70
play GAS in a Looking Glass" She is said
| to be real mad ataIrs. Langtry for having
assumed to play Lena Despard after her.
| Louise Montague is prize beauty and
| the talk OF New York. She manages TO
get down as close TO the footlights as she
can without burning her dress y and then
drops her eyes on the front row with terrific
havoc.
Chauncey r. Winslow, the wealthy
young Cincinnati man, who Married
Sophie Eyre, OF Wallack's, two years ago,
has lust been granted divorce by the San
Francisco courts Miss Eyre is at present
member OF Mary Anderson's London
company.
Apropos OF the ozark Secret" 1t is
worth the price OF admission TO the big
academy to see Adeline Standhope make
the dive into the water and then come be-
fore the curtain smiling and dripping IKE
a Newfoundland,
Barley Campbelps domestic drama,
Separation" which was sold at auction
to the Strobridge lithograph company IN
February, has again changed hands, and
il The property OF Joseph McCadden, man
accr oil the 'Hoodman Blind" company.
He will put il on the road.
Miss Nellie Farron and the London
Gaiety company are really coming over TO
this country, although not until next au-
tumn. II will be the first out and out Brit
ish company, choristers and balld included,
! since the Violet Cameron crowd.
It's curious to go TO the Fifth Avenue
theater and hear the sigh OF envy from
both men and women when, IN the INST
act of the Looking Glass" the Lille Lang
try allows her gorgeous opera cloak to shp
from her shoulders and stands forth q mar
: vel of millinery and knowing beauty
II is rather an odd notion "Adonis
Dixey has OF wearing ring on the thumb
= of his right hand. This circlet OF gold is
: very heavy aud set with sapphire and a
. ruby. both magnificent gems. IL looks
extremely inconvenient to bungle the
thumb in that manner, but Mr.. Dixey
says not.
, The restoration Of tho Merchant OF
Venice" TO its dignity as a comedy is high
e ly commcndable Of MeSsrs. Edwin Booth
: and Lawrence Barrett. Ii has ever seemed
a pity TO curtail this delightful play OF Its
4 fair proportions, though custom OF perform
, ance has settled the chief interest oil the
story in the character OF Shylock.
Maurice Barrymore is said TO be dissat-
isficd with his part Of Jack Fortinbras.
Known rs one Of the best boxers IN
: England, Barrymore does not fancy being
| knocked out in the last act OF the play,
81 don't like the part" he is reported "a
: have remarked on the iirst night, after the
! performance. ave never been downed
l In fight before"
The success Of Mrs Langtry as Lens
Dcspard in her new play is continued nj
4 the Fifth Avenue thcater. The house |,
/ crowded nightly, and the strong scenes an
, loudly applaudcd. Mrl. Iangtry is a pict
ure Of. loyeliness, and her costumes mod
r els OF beauty Those who now see III,
O sclf-posscsscd artistic would hardly recog
o nine the somewhat amateurish actress o
!. three years ago.
Speaking Of Henry Irving's coming en-
g gagement In Faust Captain Thompson
g said: 81 remember when mounte,
i Romeo and Juliet for him he asked hes
: itatingy whether / thought the public
= would accept him ~ the lover. Romeo,
= | exclaimed, why, my dear Irving, th'
~ public would accept you as Juliet III
Z. smiled and went to his work with will.
!. lisa good thing ! am not married,
y exclaimed Alice Harrison, ~ she rushed
J into Grace Ilcndcrson's room at 2o'clocl
y one morning some time ago. 81 wOul,
J. disturb the unlucky fellow at times, In
4, afraid. Imagine, was In bed, but couldn'
u sleep. was thinking about that new
dance I'm 10 do in my new piece.
u thought about Il and thought about II
, Finally q novel idea struck me. jumpc,
out in this negligcc, liz the gus, pHctice,
= INV new capcr In front Of the glass, and I
was success. DO you want To see ~ i